A61B 1/00042
For mechanical operation
Official title: {for mechanical operation}
A61B1/00042 (For mechanical operation) appears on 805 US grants and 1,228 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 805
- Published applications
- 1,228
- Assignees
- 308
- Inventors
- 1,802
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 15 |
| 2003 | 9 | 14 |
| 2004 | 12 | 21 |
| 2005 | 8 | 17 |
| 2006 | 9 | 19 |
| 2007 | 8 | 33 |
| 2008 | 6 | 35 |
| 2009 | 7 | 31 |
| 2010 | 14 | 18 |
| 2011 | 21 | 23 |
| 2012 | 24 | 28 |
| 2013 | 26 | 28 |
| 2014 | 27 | 48 |
| 2015 | 18 | 33 |
| 2016 | 28 | 67 |
| 2017 | 28 | 64 |
| 2018 | 40 | 67 |
| 2019 | 43 | 74 |
| 2020 | 59 | 114 |
| 2021 | 65 | 90 |
| 2022 | 52 | 71 |
| 2023 | 59 | 94 |
| 2024 | 83 | 85 |
| 2025 | 55 | 91 |
| 2026 | 52 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rotary knob assembly for a steerable medical device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,604 B2EndoVista, Inc.
- Systems and methods of steerable elongate device29 Sep 2026US 12,748,504 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Systems and methods for safe operation of a device1 Sep 2026US 12,721,499 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Modular endoscope1 Sep 2026US 12,721,501 B2Sigma Engineering Concepts LLC
- Endoscope with one steering input element for two bending planes1 Sep 2026US 12,721,503 B2Ambu A/S
- Actuation mechanisms for medical devices and related systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305922 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Ureteroscope devices and systems having a selectively extendable distal portion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305929 A1C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Efficient and interactive bleeding detection in a surgical system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294208 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Attachment for medical instrument and medical instrument system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294215 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Image tube and endoscope1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294224 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument2,184US 5,454,827 A1995
- Robotically-controlled surgical instrument with selectively articulatable end effector2,060US 9,301,759 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Robotically-controlled endoscopic accessory channel1,993US 8,992,422 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Surgical fastener and cutter with mimicking end effector1,900US 8,236,010 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2012
- Surgical instrument1,802US 5,618,294 AAust & Taylor Medical Corporation · 1997